RAAF IROQUOIS & SQUIRREL MODELS
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RAAF IROQUOIS & SQUIRREL MODELS Most of my work of course is done for the larger Defence related companies, but every now... Read More
RAAF KC-30A MRTT
RAAF KC-30A MRTT As a part of a collection of Aircraft model being done for the RAAF we were asked to build... Read More
G-Wagon SRV
G-Wagon SRV A month or so before the Land Forces Conference in Brisbane in September 2014 we had a call from G.H.... Read More
HMAS ADELAIDE, FFG-01
HMAS ADELAIDE, FFG-01 a 1:72 Scale FFG In 1983 after a long absence from model building, I decided, as a real challenge,... Read More
1:72 AP-3C ORION
1:72 scale AP-3C ORION After completing a 1:35 scale AP-3C ORION for TENIX AEROSPACE in 2006, we decided rather than waste the... Read More
GDLS-A IRB
General Dynamics IMPROVISED RIBBON BRIDGE A very interesting job was initiated by one our biggest customers. General Dynamics Land Systems in Germany... Read More
BOEING C-17A
RAAF BOEING C-17A As part of the package of models we were doing for Defence Material Organisation (DMO) we were asked to... Read More
HMAS ARMIDALE
HMAS ARMIDALE In 2005, MTU Detroit Diesel Australia asked DMG to produce a model of the new ARMIDALE Class Patrol Boats being... Read More
HMAS ATTACK
HMAS ATTACK Several years ago I was contacted by a client who was interested in having built a model of the HMAS... Read More
1:16 Radio Controlled M1A1 ABRAMS
1:16 Radio Controlled M1A1 ABRAMS After building the 1:16 scale M1A1 AIM(SA) ABRAMS for GDLS-A‘s presentation to the 1st Armoured Regiment on... Read More
HMAS ARUNTA, FFH-151
HMAS ARUNTA, FFH-151, a 1:72 Scale Frigate The model of ARUNTA was commenced in May 1995. I had originally planned on constructing... Read More
Navy Missile Models
Navy Missile Models Many years ago we did a number of models of modern Naval Missiles for Raytheon Australia. A serving RAN... Read More
LCH HMAS LABUAN
LCH HMAS LABUAN One class of vessel we had never constructed was the venerable Landing Craft Heavy (LCH) of the RAN. Late... Read More
HMAS CANBERRA Dive Centre Models
HMAS CANBERRA Dive Centre Models Having served on HMAS CANBERRA during my Navy time, I could not resist the offer of a... Read More
Dockyard Model
Dockyard Model for South Australia In 2011 we were contacted by an old friend from the Navy who was now working with... Read More
Navy Squirrel Helicopter
Navy Squirrel Helicopter We recently delivered a lovely little model of the RAN Aerospatiale AS350B SQUIRREL helicopter to a client in Canberra.... Read More
Army Aviation Models
Army Aviation Models We are often approached by currently serving or ex-military people wanting to get models of vessels, vehicles or aircraft... Read More
1:350 Scale Collins Class Submarine
1:350 Scale Collins Class Submarine Just prior to Christmas 2011 we received a request from BABCOCK MARINE in Adelaide asking if we... Read More
Forgacs UOV RC Model
Forgacs UPV RC Model One of the more unusual modelling projects of late has been an Radio Controlled model of an unmanned... Read More
RAAF Aircraft Collection
RAAF Aircraft Collection One of our neighbours near Tumbarumba approached us one day about constructing a model for her father, a retired... Read More
RAAF F/A-18s
RAAF F/A-18s When we completed the display season for Defence Trade Shows in late 2010 we decided that we would revamp the... Read More
ANZAC ASMD Project
ANZAC ASMD Project Over the past few years a project team has been working on the upgrading of the Royal Australian Navy’s... Read More
Collins Cutaway
COLLINS Class Submarine Cut-away In early 2011 we had a call from an old friend that was with the AWD Alliance, but... Read More
RAAF General Dynamics F-111G
RAAF General Dynamics F-111G Having grown up in the northern area of Brisbane in the 1970’s I was used to seeing and... Read More
1:32 173 SQN KIOWA
173 SQN KIOWA 1:32 scale Following a lead from a previous client we were contacted by the Officer Commanding (OC) of Army... Read More
HMAS SIRIUS
HMAS SIRIUS In 2005, TENIX Maritime was awarded the contract to convert the Korean built merchant tanker “DELOS” into the Royal Australian... Read More
DENEL G-6 155mm Gun
DENEL G-6 155mm Gun As part of the modernisation of the Australian Defence Forces, the Army is in the process of replacing... Read More
LEOPARD 1 AS1 MBT
LEOPARD 1 AS1 MBT One day in 2004 I was lucky enough to have fall into my lap an old Radio controlled... Read More
Proposed Fremantle Class Patrol Boat Replacement
FORGACS Proposed Fremantle Class Patrol Boat Replacement In September 2001, FORGACS Dockyard in Newcastle, NSW approached DMG to build a model of... Read More
Tenix Mod FFG
Tenix Defence Systems Mod FFG Model “ADELAIDE” Goes Under the Knife In 1998 following damage from a collision, the model of ADELAIDE... Read More
C-130J-30 HERCULES II
C-130J-30 HERCULES II After receiving the contract to carry out heavy maintainance on the RAAF C-130J-30 HERCULES, Australian Aerospace wanted several models... Read More
1:35 ARH-1 TIGER
Australian Aerospace ARH-1 TIGER 1:35 scale After completing over seventy 1:48 scale models of the Australian Aerospace ARH-1 TIGER, we decided to... Read More
GDLS-A EAGLE IV PMV
General Dynamics EAGLE IV PMV Late in 2009 we were contacted by General Dynamics Land Systems – Australia in Canberra. They had... Read More
ASLAV Variants 1:35
ASLAV Variants 1:35 After completing almost 40 of the 1:35th scale ASLAV Type 1 models, GDLS – A ordered a 1:35th scale... Read More
HMAS HOBART AWD
HMAS HOBART AWD In 2007 when DMG was commissioned to construct five 1:72 scale Air Warfare Destroyer models as part of the... Read More
S-70A-9 Blackhawk
Sikorsky S-70A-9 Blackhawk Another project to come from the PACIFIC 2002 Maritime Exposition was the requirement by Macdonald Technologies International for several... Read More
De Havilland Mosquito A52-600
De Havilland Mosquito A52-600 When checking our email one morning I read one asking if we could help out with a model... Read More
AVRO Lancaster G for GEORGE
AVRO Lancaster “G” for GEORGE Following on from the construction of a second De Havilland MOSQUITO model for the OC of 87... Read More
ABRAMS on the Move
ABRAMS on the Move One of the more unusual subjects for a model this year came from a phone call from FreightLink... Read More
AEROMACCHI MB 326H Macchi
AEROMACCHI MB 326H Macchi Whilst at PACIFIC 2010 in January a couple of gentlemen spent some time checking out the range of... Read More
LEOPARD and ABRAMS Models 1:35
LEOPARD and ABRAMS Models 1:35 In mid 2008, we were approached by a member of the 1st Armoured Regiment in Darwin about... Read More
NZLAV-25 Model 1:35
NZLAV-25 Model 1:35 A model that has been missing from our collection of 1:35 scale armoured vehicles has been the New Zealand... Read More
NZLAV-25 Model 1:35
NZLAV-25 Model 1:35 A model that has been missing from our collection of 1:35 scale armoured vehicles has been the New Zealand... Read More
C-17 Globemaster III
C-17 Globemaster III We were asked by a collector in Canberra to construct a set of models, including a C-17A Globemaster III... Read More
ASLAV Type 1 1:35
ASLAV Type 1 Model 1:35 Further to the order of 1:10th scale ASLAVs was a number of 1:35th scale versions. Also built... Read More
APM Ground Power Unit Models
APM Ground Power Unit Models Built for Advanced Power Machinery (APM) of Melbourne were three models of their Ground Power Units (GPU)... Read More
RAN Hydrographic Vessels
Hydrographic Ships MELVILLE & BENALLA In 2007, a visitor to our website brought to our attention that with all the ships we... Read More
HMAS SYDNEY II
HMAS SYDNEY II a Mod-Leander Light Cruiser In 1998 DMG was approached whilst conducting a display, to quote on a model of... Read More
RAAF PC-9A
RAAF PC-9A Models DEFENCE MODELS and GRAPHICS has completed a series of models of the RAAF basic training aircraft, the Pilatus PC-9A.... Read More
S600 Personnel Carrier
S600 Personnel Carrier Early in 2007 TENIX DEFENCE LAND DIVISION asked DMG to construct a model of the S600 Personnel Carrier for... Read More
CH-47D CHINOOK
5th Aviation Regiment CH-47D CHINOOK Early in 2006 Trumpeter Models of China released some magnificent new model kits into the market. One... Read More
S-70B-2 SeaHawk
Tenix S-70B-2 SeaHawk As the last part of a major contract to construct a series of large scale model aircraft for TENIX... Read More
WEDGETAIL B-737
WEDGETAIL B-737 WEDGETAIL is the Royal Australian Air Forces Airborne Early Warning and Control Aircraft (AEW & C) Project which is underway... Read More
RNZN 55m IPV
RNZN 55m IPV As part of “Project Protector” for the Royal New Zealand Navy, TENIX Maritime Defence is to construct four of... Read More
RNZN 85m OPV
RNZN 85m OPV As Part of “Project Protector” for Royal New Zealand Navy, TENIX Maritime Defence commissioned DMG to construct a 1:150... Read More
ROBCO Land Rovers 4×4 and 6×6
ROBCO Land Rovers 4×4 and 6×6 ROBCO is a Sydney based company that manufactures camouflage covers for Australian Army vehicles. In mid... Read More
C-130H Hercules
Tenix C-130H Hercules As part of a contract with TENIX Aerospace, DMG was commissioned to construct a series of large models aircraft... Read More
AP-3C Orion
Tenix AP-3C Orion Following on from rebuilding and conversion of a 1:43 scale P-3B ORION model into the newly refurbished RAAF AP-3C... Read More
MTU Detroit Diesel Australia
MTU Detroit Diesel Australia After seeing the 1:35th scale models of the General Dynamics’ ASLAV, DMG was asked by MTU Detroit Diesel... Read More
M113 Upgrade
TENIX Defence Systems M113 Upgrade Following the construction of the model of the Upgraded M113 for MTU Diesels Australia, TENIX Land Division... Read More
1:72 RNZN 55M IPV
RNZN 55M IPV 1:72 scale TENIX was announced as the prime contractor for the Royal New Zealand Navy’s “Project Protector”. This huge... Read More
ARH-1 TIGER
Australian Aerospace ARH-1 TIGER The ARH-1 “TIGER” Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter is currently being produced for the Australian Army by Australian Aerospace in... Read More
AP-3C ORION
AP-3C ORION Late in 2004 DMG was asked to quote on the construction of a large scale model of the AP-3C ORION... Read More
CEA-Mount Radar
CEA-Mount Radar Following the success of the PACIFIC 2002 Maritime Exposition, DMG was asked to build a small desk set sized (1:25th... Read More
Raytheon Models
Raytheon Models As a gift for a friend at Raytheon in Canberra, Russ built a small desk top model of the Raytheon... Read More
35M SAR Vessel
TENIX Defence Systems 35M Search and Rescue Vessel DMG was approached by TENIX to construct a number of small models of their... Read More
COLLINS Class
Australian COLLINS Class Submarine During the “PACIFIC 2002” Maritime Forum and Expo in January and February 2002, a great deal on interest... Read More
ASC 27m KRAIT
Australian Submarine Corporation 27m KRAIT A couple of months prior to PACIFIC 2004, DMG was approached by Australian Submarine Corporation Ship Building,... Read More
HMAS WESTRALIA
HMAS WESTRALIA The model of HMAS WESTRALIA (AO-195) has been built to a scale of 1:250. Her hull is built of timber... Read More
HMAS FREMANTLE
HMAS FREMANTLE In 2003 DMG was requested to construct a number of models for AKZO NOBEL International Paints, the supplier of Marine... Read More
LPA test hull
LPA test hull In recent years DMG has been commissioned to construct a number of hull models of current RAN units for... Read More
CSS SAVANNAH
CSS SAVANNAH – Confederate Iron Clad After seeing our own private model of the Confederate Iron Clad CSS SAVANNAH on our website... Read More
AH-64D Longbow Apache
AH-64D Longbow APACHE Helicopter Just prior to receiving an order for 60 models of the new ARH-1 TIGER Helicopter from Australian Aerospace,... Read More
CSS SAVANNAH
CSS SAVANNAH a 1:72 Scale Iron Clad In early 1997, a couple of fellow members of TASK FORCE 72 had purchased kit... Read More
1:150 ANZAC FFH
1:150 Scale ANZAC FFH DMG were requested in 2004 to produce a smaller model of the ANZAC Class FFH rather than our... Read More
DSTO ANZAC
DSTO ANZAC One of the more unusual projects that we at DMG have been asked to do has been a project for... Read More
HMAS BENDIGO
HMAS BENDIGO a Bathurst Class Corvette (1943) Some time ago DMG was requested to construct two models. One of the Bathurst Corvette,... Read More
ANS KURNAI Prototype Stealth Corvette
ANS KURNAI Prototype Stealth Corvette What do you do when you have a spare fibreglass Corvette hull sitting in your garage and... Read More
HMAS BRISBANE, DDG-41
HMAS BRISBANE, DDG-41 a 1:72 Scale Destroyer After the fun of building the model of HMAS ADELAIDE, I decided that another of... Read More
HMAS HAWKESBURY
HMAS HAWKESBURY In 1998, DMG was asked to build a model of the World War Two “River” Class Frigate, HMAS HAWKESBURY (K-363).... Read More
56m SAR Vessel
Tenix Defence Systems 56M Search and Rescue Vessel In 1999, DMG was approached by TENIX Defence Systems to build a number of... Read More
FFH Model ANZAC
Tenix Defence Systems FFH Model ANZAC Following a visit to attend the launch of the Frigate ARUNTA, TENIX Defence Systems approached the... Read More
1:200 COLLINS Class
1:200 Scale COLLINS Class Submarine In addition to the three 1:72 scale COLLINS Class Submarine Models commissioned by the United States Navy,... Read More
HMAS CONDAMINE
HMAS CONDAMINE, a Modified River Class Frigate (1947) DMG was requested to construct two models, one of the Modified River Class Frigate,... Read More
ASLAV 120mm MORTAR Carrier Models 1:35
ASLAV 120mm MORTAR Carrier Models 1:35 Another version, which may go into production for the Australian Army, is the 120mm MORTAR Carrier... Read More
55m Replacement Patrol Boat
Tenix Defence Systems 55m Replacement Patrol Boat In early 2003, Russ was approached by Hector Donohue to see if he could build... Read More